I’ve been wanting to make deodorant for quite awhile. Like many people I’ve heard of the harmful ingredients that are put into regular deodorant and I didn’t like the idea of that going on (and eventually into) my body, and especially not on my daughter’s when she gets old enough to need it. I know there…
Welcome to the second installment of skeptical Chantel’s journey with essential oils! (Check out the first post here.) In order to get the full experience with essential oils I’ve ordered a variety of different oils from a few different suppliers especially since some had better prices for some oils and others for other oils, or some…
Since we’ve been to South Africa I’ve had a lot of parents contacting me asking lots of questions about lodging, things to do, and just wanting general information about South Africa, which is awesome! I’ve wanted to share information with our adoption right from the get-go. I keep telling everyone that asks that I’ll make…
This is my second post in my Supporting Adoptive Families series, you can check out the other posts from the series: Supporting Adoptive Families – After the Announcement Supporting Adoptive Families – After the Airport You’ve been supportive after the adoption announcement, you’ve stuck by their sides while they went through the antagonizing wait, and now they…
I’m having a hard time knowing we’ve been home for two weeks already and Ephraim has been a part of our lives for almost two months. In some ways it seems like the time is going by so quickly and yet life with him feels so normal. He fits into our family. He was meant…
Essential oils. They are all the rage right now. The rage made me interested and skeptical. I shared the above photo and some of my skepticism on Instagram (and Facebook) the other day and judging from all the comments, I’m not alone! There were two main reasons I was skeptical: #1 no other “natural” recipe…
